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Our most reliable source for biographical information on the apostle Paul is the Book of Acts. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In Paul's letters, he frequently stresses his own Jewish heritage. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Which of the following is a biographical detail about Paul mentioned in the Book of Acts but never by Paul in his own letters? |
| | A) | Paul was a former persecutor of Christians. |
| | B) | Paul was a former Pharisee. |
| | C) | Paul had a life-changing vision of the risen Christ. |
| | D) | Paul was born in the city of Tarsus. |
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Both in Acts and in Paul's letters, Paul appears to be a gentle, shy, reserved person. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Paul's letter to the ______________ gives us valuable chronological details about Paul's trips to Jerusalem that help us date his career. |
| | A) | Ephesians |
| | B) | Galatians |
| | C) | Philippians |
| | D) | Colossians |
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Many scholars believe that the Jerusalem conference that Paul attended and described in Acts 15 may have taken place around the year 49 C.E. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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One of the most important historical references in Acts for dating the life of the apostle Paul is ____________________. |
| | A) | Paul's appearance before Gallio, governor of Achaia, in Acts 18. |
| | B) | the signs of the Holy Spirit that appeared on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2. |
| | C) | the ascension of Jesus described in Acts 1. |
| | D) | the presence of Saul (=Paul) at the stoning of Stephen in Acts 7. |
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The majority of scholars accept ____________ of the thirteen Pauline letters in the New Testament as authentically written by the apostle. |
| | A) | seven |
| | B) | eight |
| | C) | ten |
| | D) | twelve |
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Scholars generally agree that __________________ was the first of the Pauline letters to be written. |
| | A) | 1 Thessalonians |
| | B) | 1 Corinthians |
| | C) | 1 Timothy |
| | D) | Romans |
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The structure of Paul's "letters" is highly unique, having few parallels in ancient Hellenistic literature. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The greeting that Paul customarily uses at the beginning of his letters is ________________. |
| | A) | "Truly, truly, I say unto you . . ." |
| | B) | "Grace and peace to you . . . ." |
| | C) | "Hail, O blessed ones . . . ." |
| | D) | "The Lord be with you." |
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Like may letter writers in Greco-Roman antiquity, Paul apparently dictated his letters to a secretary, usually adding only a signature or a few additional words in his own hand. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Most of Paul's letters were addressed to Christians he did not know personally. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Paul wrote some of his letters as if he expected to be alive when the Lord Jesus returned in glory to judge the earth. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Of all the aspects of Jesus' life, the apostle Paul speaks most often about Jesus' ____________________. |
| | A) | virginal conception |
| | B) | performance of miracles |
| | C) | teaching in parables |
| | D) | death and resurrection |
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In describing how Christ's work on the cross gives new life to the human race, Paul contrasts Christ with the Hebrew Bible figure of ________________. |
| | A) | Adam |
| | B) | Enoch |
| | C) | Moses |
| | D) | Elijah |
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Paul sometimes uses this metaphor in his letters to describe the entire believing community of Christians. |
| | A) | tree of life |
| | B) | circle of life |
| | C) | circle of hope |
| | D) | body of Christ |
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Paul believed that sin is an infectious power that results in human _______________. |
| | A) | confusion. |
| | B) | death. |
| | C) | fear. |
| | D) | pleasure. |
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Paul stressed that God "justified" persons or declared them righteous based strictly upon their ______________________. |
| | A) | obedience to all of the Law of Moses. |
| | B) | obedience to the Ten Commandments. |
| | C) | being circumcised (if male) or directly connected to a circumcised person (if female). |
| | D) | faith in Jesus Christ. |
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Paul used the term "grace" to define God's desire to show people kindness and mercy even when their sin made them undeserving. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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